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Thomas Duane (Lynch) Wegleitner, age 42, of Lonsdale, died tragically on Saturday, June 21, 2025, as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Nebraska, while returning from his daughter’s pageant. The actions he took to avoid the oncoming vehicle saved his family’s life.
Tom was born on March 28,...
Thomas R. Walther, age 89, passed away on July 9, 2025, at Mala Strana in New Prague after a long battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He is survived by his son, John (Brenda) and daughter, Janice; granddaughters, Arianna, Maya, Renata; sister-in-law, Nancy.
Tom grew up in Minneapolis and...
Lonsdale’s Parker O'Malley (12) helped turn a double play against Webster Sunday during a 7-0 setback to the Sox in Webster. (John Mueller photo)
With the July 4 holiday in the rearview mirror, many area town baseball teams are turning their focus to being in top form for the stretch drive and a spot in the Minnesota Baseball Association postseason tournaments.
In District 3B, Jordan, Union Hill, Webster and New Prague hold the top four...
Jim Marsh was the grand marshal for Elko New Market’s Fire Rescue Days Community Parade Saturday, June 28. He helped start the city’s fire department as the New Market Fire Department, then saw the department grow to cover Elko and surrounding townships. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Elko New Market honored Jim Marsh, who helped found the city’s volunteer fire department and was one of its assistant fire chiefs, as Marsh was named grand marshal of Fire Rescue Days’ Community Parade, Saturday, June 28.
“That was one heck of a surprise,” said Marsh, who now lives with his wife in...
The Rev. Tim Norris joined the staff of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish, based in New Prague, the beginning of July. He has served as a priest for 31 years. (Patrick Fisher photo)
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish, based in New Prague, welcomed Rev. Timothy Norris to its staff beginning Tuesday, July 1.
Norris has been a priest for 31 years, most recently at Church of Saint Stephen-Holy Rosary in Minneapolis.
“I’ve known of him for a number of years,” said Rev. Eugene Theisen,...
Twenty-one years ago, New Prague’s Shauna Swanepoel learned she had breast cancer. Today, she is cancer-free and appreciates life. Tomorrow evening, Friday, July 11, 5-9 p.m., at the Le Sueur County Fairgrounds in Le Center, survivors like Swanepoel will gather and celebrate their success battling cancer, mourn those who lost the fight and cheer on those who continue the journey at the American Cancer Society’s Le Sueur County Relay for Life. (Submitted photo)
‘I’m lucky. I’m alive. I get to be here’
She recalls being told it was not common for women her age to develop cancer. Twenty-two years later, Shauna Swanepoel wants to do whatever she can to help any person, regardless of their age, receive that diagnosis.
Now 47, Swanepoel will be one of 80...
During the June 23 school board meeting, directors Carrie Cuff and Dan Call cast two votes in opposition to the school board’s plans to ask New Prague School District voters to approve in a single question an increase in the amount of property taxes it can use to fund daily operations. One of the...
Joyce Mary Denzer, age 77, of Blaine, formerly of Montgomery, died following a three-year courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at her home.
Born on January 26, 1948, in New Prague, she was the daughter of William and Bessie (Preslicka) Pecholt. She received her education at St....
New Prague’s Dog Park at 701 12th St. NE has been the subject of complaints about the high grass in the large dog area, on the left, the other fenced off area is the area for small dogs, which is mowed more frequently. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague city staff has received complaints this month about the dog park at 701 12th St. NE, specifically about the tall grass, estimated by some residents to be three-feet high, in the large dog area. City staff is considering how best to deal with the situation.
City Planning and Community...
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